International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was greeted by dozens of protestors as he claimed the delayed Olympic Games here would send a message of peace during a controversial visit to Hiroshima.

slogans such as "cancel the Olympics", Associated Press reported.Bach claimed Hiroshima, bombed by the United

States in the last year of the Second World War in 1945, reaffirms the "peace mission in the Olympic

the subject of controversy ©Getty ImagesBach had insisted the purpose was to mark the date where the United

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here in Tokyo next week is set to be the first held face-to-face since early 2020.

 A video message from United States President George Bush Sr. supported the bid.Athens, described

Canada and the United States cruised into the quarter-finals of the 2021 Confederation of North, Central

players were forced to isolate after positive COVID-19 cases.Gyasi Zardes was among the scorers in the United

States 6-1 win over Martinique ©Getty ImagesUnited States eased to a 6-1 win over Martinique with a

Dike scoring from close range for the opener after 14 minutes.An own goal from Samuel Camille gave the United

States a 2-0 half-time advantage, with the defender turning a shot into his own net after Martinique

Egypt's Mohamed ElShorbagy began his quest for a second Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Championships title and the world number one spot with a routine victory in Chicago.

Nouran Gohar knocked out England's Lucy Beercroft 11-6, 11-1, 11-5 and there was home success for the United

States as 12th seed Olivia Clyne saw off Switzerland's Cindy Merlo 11-3, 11-6, 11-5.

The Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) has confirmed it will send a record delegation of 777 to the Olympics here, their largest team at an overseas Games.

champions from Rio 2016.China finished third on the medals table at the Rio 2016 Olympics behind the United

States and Britain.The Chinese team earned 26 gold, 18 silver and 26 bronze medals at the Games.

A hearing of the Helsinki Commission in the United States on the enforcement of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping

Nine players from the women’s sitting volleyball team that secured the Paralympic gold medal for the United

States at Rio 2016 have been selected in the 12-strong squad for next month’s Games here.

World number one Novak Djokovic has confirmed his participation for the Olympic Games here as he continues his quest for a Golden Slam.

’ biggest names, including Nadal and Federer as well as 23-time major winner Serena Williams of the United

States and Austria’s reigning US Open champion Dominic Thiem.Olympic medallists Victoria Azarenka of

The Netherlands overcame the United States in five sets to earn a place in the semi-finals of the International

Louis Oosthuizen leads The Open by a single stroke following a bogey-free 64 at Royal St George's in Kent.

title of best active player never to have won a major, are all three shots under par, along with the United

States' Collin Morikawa.Cink and Rose, like Oosthuizen, did not drop a shot all day.World number one

Tickets have today gone on sale for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, marking the one-year-to-go milestone.

This is the first time the World Athletics Championships will be hosted in the United States and we know

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is "investigating" why it was not informed about a positive COVID-19 test involving a player at the Chess World Cup in Sochi until they were involved in a second-round match.

lost a previous game at the online event due to a disconnection.Second seed Fabiano Caruana of the United

States, who lost his challenge for Carlsen’s world title on a tiebreak in 2018, also had his first activity

Women's combat sambo will be part of the Pan American Championships in Colombia, which begin tomorrow.

Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, United

States, Uruguay and Venezuela.Sport and combat sambo will be held on days one and two at the Table Tennis

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is unlikely to be welcomed with open arms when he arrives in Hiroshima for a controversial visit to the atomic bomb-devastated city tomorrow.

cancelled and accused the German of "dishonouring" survivors of the wartime bombing of the city by the United

States in 1945.The group, which tabled a complaint about Bach's visit with Governments in Hiroshima,

vice-president John Coates ©Getty ImagesBach has insisted the purpose of the trip is to mark the date where the United

Tarek Momen had to come from behind to open his men's title defence on day one of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Championships in Chicago, as reigning women's champion Nour El Sherbini also went through.

against Scotland's Alan Clyne to win 4-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7.Amanda Sobhy is a big home hope for the United

States in Chicago ©PSAEngland's James Willstrop was the only men's seed to fall, with the 16th-ranked